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Australia

Oceania · Australia and New Zealand

Total Species
1988
Threatened
17
CR + EN + VU
Population
25 499 884
Area
7 692 024 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 2
Endangered 6
Vulnerable 9
Near Threatened 6
Least Concern 212
Data Deficient 5
Not Evaluated 464
Extinct 5

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1801
Animalia 176
Chromista 10
Fungi 1

Featured Species

All Species in Australia

creeping redflush

Lampranthus multiradiatus

Not Evaluated

Brazilian whitlow

Paronychia brasiliana

Not Evaluated

black-flag

Ferraria crispa

Not Evaluated

Society garlic

Tulbaghia violacea

Not Evaluated

poverty sumpweed

Iva axillaris

Not Evaluated

Bulbil bugle-lily

Watsonia meriana

Not Evaluated

Slender centaury

Centaurium tenuiflorum

Not Evaluated

Taiwanese photinia

Photinia serratifolia

Not Evaluated

blackseed crabgrass

Digitaria ternata

Not Evaluated

Stinkvine

Paederia foetida

Not Evaluated

Fence morning-glory

Ipomoea ochracea

Not Evaluated

blue wiss

Teramnus labialis

Not Evaluated

green heather

Erica scoparia

Not Evaluated

Miniature flatsedge

Cyperus prolifer

Not Evaluated

bur ragweed

Ambrosia confertiflora

Not Evaluated

willow-leaf heimia

Heimia salicifolia

Not Evaluated

Yunnan poplar

Populus yunnanensis

Not Evaluated

Scilla

Scilla hyacinthoides

Not Evaluated

Alkali sandspurry

Spergularia diandra

Not Evaluated

Sparaxis

Sparaxis grandiflora

Not Evaluated

Bradford Pear

Pyrus calleryana

Not Evaluated

Chilean-jasmine

Mandevilla laxa

Not Evaluated

creeping-bluegrass

Bothriochloa insculpta

Not Evaluated

French flax

Linum trigynum

Not Evaluated

large painted-lady

Gladiolus undulatus

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean onion

Allium paniculatum

Not Evaluated

Harbin pear

Pyrus ussuriensis

Not Evaluated

Geraldton carnation weed

Euphorbia terracina

Not Evaluated

Argentine evening primrose

Oenothera mollissima

Not Evaluated

honey-flower

Melianthus major

Not Evaluated

Black gram

Vigna mungo

Not Evaluated

Christmas-lily

Ornithogalum thyrsoides

Not Evaluated

New Year-lily

Gladiolus cardinalis

Not Evaluated

Asian Jumpseed

Persicaria filiformis

Not Evaluated

Arabian schismus

Schismus arabicus

Not Evaluated

Ethiopian dogstooth grass

Cynodon aethiopicus

Not Evaluated

Silver hairgrass

Aira cupaniana

Not Evaluated

Treasureflower

Gazania linearis

Not Evaluated

Asian kelp

Undaria pinnatifida

Not Evaluated

Striaria attenuata

Least Concern

Alexandrium minutum

Not Evaluated

Alexandrium tamarense

Not Evaluated

Gymnodinium catenatum

Not Evaluated

Botrytella micromora

Least Concern

Coolia monotis

Not Evaluated

red kangaroo

Macropus rufus

Least Concern

koala

Phascolarctos cinereus

Vulnerable

Dromedary Camel

Camelus dromedarius

Not Evaluated

Green Sea Turtle

Chelonia mydas

Endangered

Saltwater Crocodile

Crocodylus porosus

Least Concern

Clownfish

Amphiprion ocellaris

Least Concern

Common Seahorse

Hippocampus kuda

Vulnerable

Ocean Sunfish

Mola mola

Vulnerable

Porcupinefish

Diodon holocanthus

Least Concern

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Manta birostris

Endangered

Sea Vase

Ciona intestinalis

Least Concern

Brown Rat

Rattus norvegicus

Least Concern

Dirty Sea-Squirt

Ascidiella aspersa

Least Concern

chital

Axis axis

Not Evaluated

Common Shipworm

Teredo navalis

Not Evaluated

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